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  • Lab 1:
    • This lab will introduce you to using commands in other option trees.
    • For this lab you will need to add two option trees to your path:
      • The UCL option tree to your path (hint: use OPTION to see if it is already defined).
      • The SAMPLEOPT option tree (version 1.2.3). You will need to save either the .zip or the .tar.gz file to your local disk (both are identical) and uncompress it. Once you've uncompressed it use the OPTION command to tell NeXtMidas where it is located. Notes:
        • The SAMPLEOPT option tree contains only macros and does not need to be compiled.
        • You can save the .tar.gz or .zip file in your home directory and expand it there. Then use the OPTION command to add the necessary link.
    • Once you've added those option trees, please answer the following questions:
      1. What is the name of the switch for the KAISWIND command (in UCL) that indicates that "Output response should be complex"?
         
      2. When you run the DEMO command in the SAMPLEOPT option tree, what is plotted?
         
      3. You now have two DEMO commands available (one in SAMPLEOPT, the other in SYS). Which one runs when you just type DEMO? Can you run the other one? If so, how?
         
      4. How do you change your homepath to be the mcr area of SAMPLEOPT?
         
      5. How do you change your OS's working directory to the mcr area of SAMPLEOPT?